Cigarette holder and ash tray



22, 1941- E. J. QUILTY 2,249,913

' CIGARETTE HOLDER AND ASH TRAY Filed June 5, 1940 I In vizntor 7 Etaera fizz/dig 3 v By Patented July 22, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1Claim.

This invention relates to a combined cigarette holder and ash tray, thegeneral object of the invention being to adjustably connect an ash trayto a cigarette holder, so that the tray can be moved toward the holderas the cigarette is being consumed whereby ashes from the cigarette willbe deposited into the tray, with means whereby the cigarette can beeasily extinguished by moving the tray against the lighted end thereofand this without injuring the cigarette so that the cigarette can berelighted when desired.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to behereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing andspecifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawing wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is*an elevation showing the invention in use with a cigarette.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1 with the cigarette removed.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2 with the tray placedclose to the holder.

Figure 4 is a view of the supporting rod.

Figure 5 is an end view of the tray.

In these views the numeral l indicates a cigarette holder which isprovided with any type of mouthpiece 2 at one end and the other end isenlarged to form a circular recess 3 for receiving an end of thecigarette.

In carrying out my invention I provide an elongated fiat rod 4 which hasa split spring ring 5 at one end thereof for removably fitting in therecess 3 of the holder I. The other end of the rod 4 is cut to provide aspring tongue 6. The ash tray is shown at l and is made in the form of atubular member having its outer end closed and its other end open withholes 8 in the top part adjacent the open end and a substantiallyT-shaped passageway 9 is formed in along the rod.

the bottom of the tray for the passage of the rod 4. The tongue 6 ispressed even with the rest of the rod 4 and then the free end of the rod4 is pressed into the passageway 9 and after the tray is pushed past thetongue the tongue will spring out and thus act to resiliently hold thetray to the rod. It will, of course, be understood that as the cigaretteis consumed the tray is moved toward the lighted end thereof so that theashes will be deposited in the tray and if it is desired to extinguishthe lighted end of the cigarette it is simply necessary to press lightlythe closed end of the tray against the lighted end of the cigarette toput the light out. This can be done without danger to the cigarette sothat the cigarette can be relighted when necessary or desirable.

A handle forming part II) is attached to the small end of the tray sothat it can be moved Thus it will be seen that I have provided simplemeans for catching ashes from a cigarette held in a holder and forextinguishing the cigarette when necessary or desired, with meanswhereby the attachment can be removed from the holder whenever desired.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understoood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a device of the class described, a cigarette holder, a bar, a splitspring ring at one end of the bar fitting in the mouth of the holder, atubular member having its outer end closed and forming a tray, thebottom of the member having a passageway therein for receiving the bar,and a spring tongue at the outer end of the bar.

EDWARD J QUILTY.

